Five Girl Scouts visited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today, celebrating the second International Day of the Girl. Girl Scouts of Japan has launched “Girls in the Lead, Girls Creating Future for Japan” campaign yesterday, promoting girls to take lead in society and change the country better for all girls and women in Japan.

Girl Scouts of Japan (GSJ) hosted the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts 11th Asia Pacific regional conference in Tokyo from 30th June to 5th July, 2013.

The World Association of Girls Guides and Girl Scouts is the largest voluntary movement dedicated to girls and young women in the world and supports girls and young women to develop their full potential as responsible citizens of the world. This time of the conference, about 100 representatives and honored guests from 22 countries particularly from AP region are invited and discussed the strategies for the future development of girls and young women’s full potential.

To celebrate the achievements and success of the conference, GSJ held the Gala dinner on 4th July at Meiji Kinenkan with the graceful presence of HIH Princess Akishino. Prior to the gala, the young women participants across the AP region reported the outcomes of the conference to HIH Princess Akishino.